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The scent of blood was nearly overwhel

So ht simultaneously: to scan the roo living I reported s to Sherbet

He nodded and pointed at the doorknob "Any chance this lock is broken as well?"

I reached for the doorknob and a moment later dropped the twisted ood chance"

He shook his head "I&039;lad you&039;re on our side C&039;roaned loudly on rusted hinges He flashed his light on the ancient, rusted hinges He said, "My guess is there&039;s another way down here Probably accessible fro bodies in and out"

Sherbet nodded griht around the se roo on the detective&039;s words After all, the scent of blood was

Doing nore it, I stepped in behind Sherbet and saw that the roo with evenHats that were badly destroyed by rats or moths Boxes and crates and old furniture And the

"What&039;s that sound?" asked Sherbet, pausing, listening

"What sound?"

"You can&039;t hear it? It&039;s a steady buzzing Like electricity crackling"

Stunned that the detective could pick up on my own inner alarm, and stunned at the depth of our connection, I told hiht I was going crazy all over again C&039;mon, let&039;s check this out, and be careful It&039;s buzzing for a reason"

The air was alive with frenetic energy, which lit the way for ht would have to do Tiny claws scrabbled in the far corner of the small room A mouse or a rat

By all appearances this was just a forgotten storage rooe roouess, I would say the crap in here hadn&039;t seen the light of day - or the light of the stage - for over fifty years

Most important: it appeared to have no exit

Wefilled the sroaned under the big detective&039;s weight Me, not soand reain just what aable to sh the far wall of the room, that much was clear I moved toward the wall, toward the smell Once there, I reached out a hand and placed it on the cool wood paneling With Sherbet easing up behind ain This ties of a short corridor and wooden stairs that descended down At the base of the stairs, I saw another door I tried to push through thatbut the iue and distorted Too far to see I snapped back into s to Sherbet He said soreed enthusiastically Next, we both felt around the wooden wall until we si until we found a ser and pulled

The wall instantly opened, ru and floor Dust sifted down Cold air met us Darkness lay beyond

Darkness lit by supernatural light and infused with the scent of even more blood

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